DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will play at St. Norbert College in the regular season finale Saturday at 4 p.m. A win gives the Saints NCHA regular season championship.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 15-6-3 (12-3-2 NCHA)
Head Coach: Jackie MacMillan |
-Sitting atop the NCHA, the Saints need a win to clinch the Kronschnabel Trophy and the NCHA regular season championship. A win will also mean the opportunity to host the NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs semifinals and championship at Mars Lakeview Arena. CSS can also clinch with a Lake Forest loss in one of its two remaining games.
-On Tuesday, the Saints picked up win against seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin-Superior by a score of 3-2, setting the program-record for wins in a season with 15.
-In the win over the Yellowjackets,
Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) netted her fifth power play goal of the season. Logergren has recorded at least a point in the last four games.
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Monika Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftsschule KV Chur (Swiss National Team)) netted the game winner, which is her third game winner of the year, and ninth goal of the season.
-The Saints' power-play still leads the nation after converting on 32 out of 96 opportunities thus far, posting a power play percentage of .333.
-Goaltender
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) leads the NCHA with a save percentage of .934, and is second with a goals-against average of 2.04.
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St. Norbert College Green Knights
Record: 15-6-2 (10-5-1 NCHA)
Head Coach: Rob Morgan |
-The Green Knights are coming off a 4-1 loss to Lake Forest College, after beating Adrian 4-0 the night before. If St. Norbert had won against the Foresters, the Saints would have already clinched the conference championship.
-Previous to the Lake Forest loss, the Green Knights were unbeaten for 11 straight games.
-St. Norbert will host Finlandia University on Friday before they face the Saints in Saturday's contest.
-Zoe Kurth leads the Green Knights with 25 points, with 16 of those points coming from assists.
-Ali Parker leads the Green Knights with 11 goals and is second in with 21 points so far this season.
-In net, Kaley Gibson has seen the majority of playing time, posting a goals-against-average of 2.07 and save percentage of .930 that is tied for second in the NCHA.
Series History: (CSS is 4-5-0 vs. St. Norbert)
-Earlier this season, the Saints beat then ninth-ranked St. Norbert by scores of 3-2 and 4-1 also on the road. |
